David John Colley (born 15 March 1947) is a former Australian

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er who played in three

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and one

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in 1972. Colley was a medium-fast bowler who played for

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in the

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between 1969–70 and 1977–78. Chosen in the Australian team for the 1972 tour of England, Colley played in the first three Tests in the

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. He opened the bowling in his first Test in

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and was first change bowler (

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and Bob Massie opened) in his second at

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. Massie took 16 wickets on debut in that match. Playing in a

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match against

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at Bradford during the 1972 tour, Colley took 3/30, still a record for an Australian XI player in a List A match against Yorkshire.Warner, p. 387.

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* Warner, D. (ed.) (2017) ''The Yorkshire County Cricket Club Annual'', Yorkshire County Cricket Club: Leeds. 1947 births Living people Australia Test cricketers Australia One Day International cricketers New South Wales cricketers Australian cricketers Cricketers from Sydney {{Australia-cricket-bio-1940s-stub